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| 1854 | 62 |
| 1858 | 29 |
| 1859 | 52 |
| 1860 | 27 |
| 1861 | 101 |
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| 1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 32 |
| 1865 | 11 |
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| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
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| 1886 | 492 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,324 |
| 1890 | 287 |
| 1891 | 1,115 |
| 1892 | 2,855 |
| 1893 | 2,829 |
| 1894 | 2,116 |
| 1895 | 1,830 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 62 |
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| 1899 | 446 |
| 1900 | 114 |
| 1902 | 34 |
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| 1929 | 19 |
332 stories
- Richland Park Hosts Historic Grange Picnic
Thousands of residents from across the county gathered for a Fourth of July celebration that featured local music and successful fundraising for the Red Cross.
- Richland Women Rally for the Red Cross
With the war effort looming, women in Richland organize to sew supplies under the Kennewick branch to streamline aid.
- A Crate of Sweet Potatoes to Sell the Desert
Land agents pack up the valley's finest produce — mammoth sugar beets, honeydew casabas, and one 250-pound potato crop — and ship it to Chicago to convince Eastern buyers that this sagebrush country is a garden.
- The Perils of the Hand-Crank
A Hover resident sustains a serious injury while starting his automobile, highlighting the physical dangers of early motor travel.
- The Produce Company's Rapid Rise
A look inside the financial health and expansion plans of White Bluffs' premier cooperative grocery chain.
- The Great White Bluffs Trunk Caper
A missing trunk leads to a frantic search, revealing only the power of a friendly favor.
- Western Railroads Demand Rate Hikes
Twenty major rail companies seek 'immediate relief' to cover rising labor and equipment costs.
- The Never-Ending Court House Legal War
A legal stalemate in Benton County leaves lawyers, litigants, and commissioners in a dizzying spiral of injunctions and contempt charges.
- The Chautauqua Question
Kennewick weighs whether the traveling education and entertainment circuit is worth the community's time and money.
- A $5,000 Gift for the Eighteenth Engineers
A Seattle businessman reunites with old railroad friends at American Lake and donates $5,000 to the regiment bound for France.
- The Community-Funded Battery
Kennewick rallies to outfit its local volunteer artillery unit with a 'mess fund' as they prepare for the trenches of Europe.
- The Great Red Cross Turkey Raffle
Community fundraising takes flight as local volunteers successfully raffle turkeys to support wartime relief efforts.
- The First Big Harvest
Kennewick marks its first major commercial apple season, but farmers fear they've already outgrown their warehouse capacity.
- A Voluntary Sacrifice for Families at War
Mrs. W. L. Lemon, secretary of the Yakima Valley Red Cross, donates her entire salary to aid families left behind during the war.
- A $12,000 Bridge to Richland—and a Lesson in Low Bids
Benton County commissioners reject four steel-bridge bids and hire the Coast Bridge Company to replace the Yakima River crossing with two Howe-truss spans.
- The Clubwomen Take On the Midwives
Washington's Federation of Women's Clubs sets May 1–6 for Baby Week and presses the legislature to license midwives and put full-time health officers in the field.
- The Speed Fiend and the Road Boss
As Benton County redraws its road districts, a local editor wants the men who maintain the roads given power to arrest the drivers tearing them up.
- The Amateur Sleuths Who Caught the Richland Post Office Robbers
A year after the mail was stolen, five men finally split a $600 federal reward — and the one now somewhere in the Atlantic on a hospital ship has no idea.
- The 'Better Baby' Campaign Hits Washington
Public health advocates bypass large gatherings to promote child welfare through a state-wide registration test.
- The Expert Turns Farmer
A county agriculturalist who has spent three years advising local farmers decides to test his own theories by homesteading land.
- The Disappearance of Charles Gerber
After vanishing from his home in Yakima, a local man is located in Kennewick, shedding light on a personal health struggle.
- The Town Raises the Flag
Kennewick gathers to unfurl the national colors amid the fervor of a nation entering the Great War.
- Richland Women Mobilize for the War Effort
As World War I dominates civic life, Richland residents rally to establish a local Red Cross auxiliary and raise funds for the front.
- The Bachelor's Last Stand
A satirical tale of a local men’s club that fined members who dared to fall in love, until a ‘diabolical’ social boycott forced their surrender.
- The Sheriff is Coming for Your Headlights
Benton County law enforcement prepares a crackdown on blinding car headlights, citing public safety and the need to regulate technology in the age of the automobile.